returning to 9/11
I’m a numbers person. I see house numbers that have multiples or factors in them, they are all even or odd, or the digits add up to a prime number. Accidentally seeing my birthday month and date on the...
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Avoiding criticism is easy: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. –Aristotle Filed under: quotes Tagged: achievement, effort, psychology, quote, responsibility, teach, writing
View Articlerequiem for an old canine friend
An old friend of mine died this week. Sadness, reflection, all those things that come with death of a beloved old friend come around and mess with your thoughts. Holly was my canine friend; she was a...
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Recently I noticed the tearing down and hauling off process taking place at a too long, vacant restaurant on a street that I frequent. My mind took off in twenty directions about possibilities that...
View Articlere: Pete and Digger
My friend Kathy, an accomplished artist (solspira.com), knitted and felted a bed for my cat, Pete. I decided to write her a thank you note as if Pete had written it and the following trail of emails...
View Articlereset everything
Could I get used to seeing this every morning? Well, yes! At the beach for awhile–St. George Island, FL Wake up to this! Filed under: thoughts Tagged: happiness
View Articlerepartee of f-words
f-words flying fast flicking futile fling focused flight fool’s folly fail-proof flap fugitive falls mosquito dead fear free Filed under: poetry, writing Tagged: aggravations, effort, poetry, verse,...
View Articlereadjust the time change
Daylight Saving Time? We’re not “saving” anything–the sun and the planets did not adjust their inner clocks. Pick one time and leave it all alone!! That’s what I want. But then, no one asked me....
View Articlerepublic for which it stands
As I was leaving a lunch place the other day, a soldier held the door for me and my friend. I stopped to thank him for serving our country and choked back the tears hardly able to get the words out....
View Articlereceive the gratitude
Thanksgiving. Giving thanks for our blessings–I have many. In the past few hours, emails have come in from two friends saying that their blessing list includes my name; tears came to my eyes. Some...
View Articlereprioritize
Priorities! What? School supplies can wait. Must buy cigarettes. What do tattoos cost? Buy your kid a winter coat instead of black ink. Six pack of beer, now! Your kid needs a decent meal. Be a...
View ArticleSifting Through
Reblogged from Fluffy Bunnies: I made dressing and cornbread for the first time this Thanksgiving. Recipes from my grandmothers. It’s more complicated than that, though, in that way that modern...
View Articlerethinking Christmas
Where’s the Magic?–written in 1987 by a younger version of me Last year I fought to find it, to find the magic of Christmas. Presents had to be just right item for each person. The beads on the tree...
View Articlere-gifting
Re-gifting can be a dangerous proposition. Before re-wrapping make sure the To and From stickers are removed. Gift bags have tags on them–make sure you check that no names are written there. OH!...
View Articleresolved
My resolutions must be reduced to one powerful word that covers any number of parts of my life. That is my rule! The rule started about a decade ago. The usual resolutions were soooooo boring–lose...
View Articlereassign the blame
What one generation tolerates, the next generation will embrace. —John Wesley Filed under: quotes Tagged: accidents, effort, kids, patriotism, psychology, quote, respect, responsibility, trust
View Articlerestless in atlanta
Sunday afternoon, cold, cloudy, wrapped in a cozy throw, watching for the third time the end of Eat, Pray, Love (somehow I always find it right at the love part again and again) and the phone rings...
View Articleredecorate for the birds
The two weeks of cloudy, drizzly weather that had me convinced I had been spirited away to London during the night finally lifted. The jet steam wreaked havoc with the weather across the U.S. But,...
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No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. —Eleanor Roosevelt Filed under: quotes Tagged: achievement, psychology, relationships, respect, responsibility, trust
View Articleresize to super values
Super Bowl time once again. Here’s what it means to me–the most intelligent, creative, marketing folks will wow us with some SUPER-worthy commercials!!! (I think there’s some other stuff that goes on...
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